Assessment of Biometric Parameters and Health of Canna’s Cultivars as Plant Useful in Phytoremediation of Degraded Agrocenoses
Recently, the ecological awareness of society and the need to take care of our surroundings and the natural environment has significantly increased. There is also an urgent problem of searching for new, environmentally friendly techniques for its purification (soil, ground and surface waters, sewage...
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| author | Mariusz Szmagara Marek Kopacki Barbara Skwaryło-Bednarz Agnieszka Jamiołkowska Barbara Marcinek Krystyna Rysiak Agnieszka Szmagara |
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| description | Recently, the ecological awareness of society and the need to take care of our surroundings and the natural environment has significantly increased. There is also an urgent problem of searching for new, environmentally friendly techniques for its purification (soil, ground and surface waters, sewage sludge and air) with the use of living organisms, especially higher plants. One plant species investigated for phytoremediation is canna. Ten varieties of canna, grown on degraded and garden soil, were tested in this respect. The disease index and species composition of fungi inhabiting its organs, growth dynamics, parameters of photosynthesis and gas exchange were determined. The conducted research showed that cannas are able to satisfactorily grow even in seemingly unfavorable soil conditions with its strong degradation. Among a total of 24 species of fungi obtained from its organs, genus <i>Fusarium</i>, considered as pathogenic for canna, <i>Alternaria alternata</i>, and, less frequently, <i>Thanatephorus cucumeris</i> and <i>Botrytis cinerea</i>, dominated. The cultivars ‘Picasso’, ‘Cherry Red’, ‘President’ and ‘La Boheme’ had lower rates of photosynthesis and gas exchange than the least affected ‘Botanica’, ‘Wyoming’, ‘Robert Kemp’ and ‘Lucifer’ cultivars. Those turned out to be the most beneficial and they can be recommended for cultivation on strongly degenerated soils. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-bf669af38cd74fcc8fde8e074d6c96122023-11-30T20:46:35ZengMDPI AGAgriculture2077-04722023-01-0113115710.3390/agriculture13010157Assessment of Biometric Parameters and Health of Canna’s Cultivars as Plant Useful in Phytoremediation of Degraded AgrocenosesMariusz Szmagara0Marek Kopacki1Barbara Skwaryło-Bednarz2Agnieszka Jamiołkowska3Barbara Marcinek4Krystyna Rysiak5Agnieszka Szmagara6Subdepartment of Ornamental Plants and Dendrology, Institute of Horticulture Production, University of Life Sciences in Lublin, Głęboka 28, 20-612 Lublin, PolandDepartment of Plant Protection, University of Life Sciences in Lublin, Leszczyńskiego 7, 20-069 Lublin, PolandDepartment of Plant Protection, University of Life Sciences in Lublin, Leszczyńskiego 7, 20-069 Lublin, PolandDepartment of Plant Protection, University of Life Sciences in Lublin, Leszczyńskiego 7, 20-069 Lublin, PolandSubdepartment of Ornamental Plants and Dendrology, Institute of Horticulture Production, University of Life Sciences in Lublin, Głęboka 28, 20-612 Lublin, PolandBotanical Garden, Maria-Curie Sklodowska University, Sławinkowska 3, 20-810 Lublin, PolandDepartment of Chemistry, Institute of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, The John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin, Konstantynów 1J, 20-708 Lublin, PolandRecently, the ecological awareness of society and the need to take care of our surroundings and the natural environment has significantly increased. There is also an urgent problem of searching for new, environmentally friendly techniques for its purification (soil, ground and surface waters, sewage sludge and air) with the use of living organisms, especially higher plants. One plant species investigated for phytoremediation is canna. Ten varieties of canna, grown on degraded and garden soil, were tested in this respect. The disease index and species composition of fungi inhabiting its organs, growth dynamics, parameters of photosynthesis and gas exchange were determined. The conducted research showed that cannas are able to satisfactorily grow even in seemingly unfavorable soil conditions with its strong degradation. Among a total of 24 species of fungi obtained from its organs, genus <i>Fusarium</i>, considered as pathogenic for canna, <i>Alternaria alternata</i>, and, less frequently, <i>Thanatephorus cucumeris</i> and <i>Botrytis cinerea</i>, dominated. The cultivars ‘Picasso’, ‘Cherry Red’, ‘President’ and ‘La Boheme’ had lower rates of photosynthesis and gas exchange than the least affected ‘Botanica’, ‘Wyoming’, ‘Robert Kemp’ and ‘Lucifer’ cultivars. Those turned out to be the most beneficial and they can be recommended for cultivation on strongly degenerated soils.https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0472/13/1/157diseasesfungigas exchange<i>Canna indica</i>photosynthesistranspiration |
| spellingShingle | Mariusz Szmagara Marek Kopacki Barbara Skwaryło-Bednarz Agnieszka Jamiołkowska Barbara Marcinek Krystyna Rysiak Agnieszka Szmagara Assessment of Biometric Parameters and Health of Canna’s Cultivars as Plant Useful in Phytoremediation of Degraded Agrocenoses Agriculture diseases fungi gas exchange <i>Canna indica</i> photosynthesis transpiration |
| title | Assessment of Biometric Parameters and Health of Canna’s Cultivars as Plant Useful in Phytoremediation of Degraded Agrocenoses |
| title_full | Assessment of Biometric Parameters and Health of Canna’s Cultivars as Plant Useful in Phytoremediation of Degraded Agrocenoses |
| title_fullStr | Assessment of Biometric Parameters and Health of Canna’s Cultivars as Plant Useful in Phytoremediation of Degraded Agrocenoses |
| title_full_unstemmed | Assessment of Biometric Parameters and Health of Canna’s Cultivars as Plant Useful in Phytoremediation of Degraded Agrocenoses |
| title_short | Assessment of Biometric Parameters and Health of Canna’s Cultivars as Plant Useful in Phytoremediation of Degraded Agrocenoses |
| title_sort | assessment of biometric parameters and health of canna s cultivars as plant useful in phytoremediation of degraded agrocenoses |
| topic | diseases fungi gas exchange <i>Canna indica</i> photosynthesis transpiration |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0472/13/1/157 |
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